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The Library of London History. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/libraries/guildhall-library

Ornate capital A in red & gold with blue foliage wrapping around the letter.
Page from a Parish Clerk Company minutes book. Names of the attendees are in the left hand column.
A little man in a hat digging with a shovel next to text.
A stack of 17th and 18th century books with decorative spines in front of rolling stacks in our stores.
The Mansion House from the Poultry from ‘Picturesque tour through…London and Westminster….’ by Thomas Malton, 1792
Image of three suns setting fire to books from the German edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle. Representing what would happen today if we didn't keep our books in the temperature controlled stores.
A 1736 recipe for a cordial mint water with elaborate ingredients from 'A Compleat City and Country Cook...' by Charles Carter.
Display of books on 4 shelves on the theme of LGBTQ+ history. A Pride sign is at the top of the display.
1929 map of the City and West London in ‘London und Umgebung, mit Insel Wight’ (London and Surroundings, with the Isle of Wight)
South East view of the Houses of Parliament (1849) by Charles Barry & Augustus Pugin. From the Thames and showing boats & passengers.
Tube map of London, 1930.
The Tower of London by Thomas Rowlandson c.1808.
The Tower of London by Thomas Rowlandson c.1808.
Shows a crowd of fashionable people with great masses of overgrown hair as a result of a tailors and hairdressers' strike.
Detail showing the marbled paper, lettered pages and the marbled effect on the fore edge of 'John Bankes Charity Committee Minutes 1962-1980'
The Marshall's humble offering to each gentleman soldier... (BSIDE 25.9) London 1760.
Coloured photograph of the entry to Guildhall Library.
Coloured illustrations of bluebell varieties by J E Sowerby, 1894.
A collage of images with William Shakespeare in the centre, surrounded by images of texts held in Guildhall Library collections. These are The Tragedy of Othello; Macbeth, The Tempest. Also images of fairies celebrating.
Sitting cat shaped teapot with a paw raised
Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights coat of arms, an ornate border of leaves, ornaments and figures above and to the left.
Miniature of a battle scene with soldiers on horseback and on foot facing each other. The sky is depicted in gold leaf. A decorated letter in gold text below this scene. By Ravenelle Painter around 1400.
Logo of Guildhall Library 600 exhibition showing a collage of letters & images
Cover of Guildhall Library events programme for May-August 2026 with a collage of talk images including broadsides, a royal banquet and a book cover.
Advert for room hire showing a boardroom table with chairs and a display screen.
Text: bank holiday closure. Guildhall Library will be closed Monday 6th April.
Title page of 'The Smallest Dictionary in the World' by Dr Johnson, 1890. Still with its original tin box pendant.
View of the impressive and large Palm House at Kew Gardens. Many people/families in Victorian dress are walking close by admiring the view. (PAM 228)
Oval coloured map showing Green Park and St James' Park and a section of the Thames. 1911. London landmarks are in each corner - Windsor Castle, the Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.
Display of new books in Guildhall Library reading room.
Title page of the almanac showing a depiction of Sarah Jinner in an oval setting.
Cover of 'Glenny's Garden Almanac', 1873 (PAM 22294) with headings and text around an oval colour illustration of some flowers.
Fan with a depiction of a balloon ascent from the Tuilleries.
Charter MS 04666 that shows the transfer of a property from a daughter to her mother, 1349.
Plan drawings of the Stock Exchange building proposal, 1885.
Peggy Crawford (19 years old) operating an oxy-gas cutter on heavy steel plates
The title on a hand-stitched bookmark with the volume
Cover of Official Programme for Hendon Aerodrome showing a crowd watching biplanes flying overhead. 1914.